Vivaldi Tips

Tip #805

2. April 2026

With the Accordion-style Tab Stacks, all stacked tabs are on the same level as regular unstacked tabs and the stack expands as needed to display tabs in it. Alternatively, with Two-Level Tab Stacks, your stacks sit in the top row of the Tab Bar, and the tabs inside that stack appear in the row below. The second row only appears when you’re inside a stack.

To choose your Tab Stack style:

1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Stacking Style.
2. Choose between Accordion and Two-Level Tab Stacks.

Tip #804

31. März 2026

With the Follower Tab feature in Vivaldi, you can quickly preview everything you want and need to know about pages linked on the site you’re browsing. When you create a follower tab, it will open in a tiled tab next to the source tab and any other link you click in the source tab will replace the page in the follower tab.

To open the first link as a follower tab:

1. Right-click on a link on a web page.
2. Hover over the Open Link in option to open the sub-menu.
3. Select Open Link as Tiled Follower Tab.

To open other links in the Follower Tab, simply click on a link on the web page as if you wanted to open it in the active tab.

Tip #803

26. März 2026

When you open a new tab in Vivaldi on Android or iOS, you likely see the Start Page with your favorite Speed Dials. To give the Start Page some character, set a unique background for it. You can go for an image from the defaults, use your own image, or get a new automatically updated photo every day from Unsplash.

To enable Daily Images on mobile, either:

• Go to Settings > Start Page > Wallpaper and enable „Use Daily Image“.
• Tap on „Customize“ at the bottom of the Start Page and enable „Use Daily Image“.

Tip #802

24. März 2026

By default when you start writing a new message, or replying or forwarding an email in Vivaldi Mail, the composer will open in a new browser tab. But there’s also a composer window option available.

To enable the window option:

1. Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Composer Window.
2. Enable Open Composer in a window.

Tip #801

19. März 2026

Automatically hiding the browser’s toolbars gives all the available space in the Vivaldi window to the page content. Whether the window is maximized or not. It’s great for those browsing on smaller screens and those, who prefer a more minimalist, distraction free experience.

To toggle Auto-hide on and off, use one of the following methods:

• Click the „Toggle Auto-hide“ button on the Status Bar.
• Use the Keyboard Shortcut Ctrl+F11 / ⌘ F11.
• Type „Toggle UI Auto-hide“ in Quick Commands.
• Go to the Vivaldi menu > Window > UI Auto-hide.
• Create a Mouse Gesture for the action.
• Go to Settings > Appearance > UI Auto-Hide and tick the box for „Enable UI Auto-hide“.

Tip #800

17. März 2026

Giving your Tab Stacks names and adding a pop of color helps to keep things organized and allows you to locate the stacks faster. But not all stacks are created equal. Some live on your Tab Bar permanently and deserve a name, while others pop by for a brief visit. By default, every time you create a new Tab Stack, an editor will open, prompting you to give the stack a name and a color. If you don’t want to name every single stack you create, you can disable the prompt.

To disable the stack editor:

1. Go to Settings > Tabs > Tab Features > Tab Stack Options.
2. Disable „Auto-Open Stack Editor When Creating Stacks“.

When disabled, you can always edit a stack by:

• Right-clicking on the stack on the Tab Bar and selecting „Edit Stack…“.
• Typing „Edit Stack“ in Quick Commands.
• Creating a Keyboard Shortcut or a Mouse Gesture for the action.

Tip #799

12. März 2026

Viewing multiple tabs side by side in the same Vivaldi browser window can significantly boost your productivity. By default, tiles follow the order of the tabs on your Tab Bar, but if that doesn’t work well, you can easily rearrange them.

To reorder Tiled Tabs:

1. Click on a tiled tab’s title bar in the tiled view and start dragging.
2. Drag it to the middle of another tiled tab.
3. When you see „Move tile here“, release the mouse button.

Tip #798

10. März 2026

For privacy and security reasons, Extensions added from the Chrome Web Store are not enabled by default in Private Windows. But if you want to use a trusted extension in incognito mode, you can enable it by following the steps below.

To enable an extension in Private Windows:

1. Go to the Vivaldi menu > Tools > Extensions.
2. Find the extension you want to use in Private Windows.
3. Click on „Details“.
4. Enable „Allow in Incognito“.

Tip #797

5. März 2026

While the day’s and week’s grid views in your Vivaldi Calendar are great for time-blocking, allowing you to visually organize your days and weeks, sometimes a linear list of the Agenda view is best to tackle those busy days. Just a simple chronological list of upcoming events and tasks that you can tackle one after the other.

To switch your calendar to Agenda view, look for the „Agenda“ button on the calendar view menu in the top right corner of the page or simply press A on your keyboard (single-key shortcuts need to be enabled).

Tip #796

3. März 2026

Bookmark Nicknames allow you to find bookmarks faster in the Bookmark Panel, Bookmark Manager, Address Bar and Quick Commands. To give your bookmark a nickname, edit the bookmark and type a word you associate with the bookmark in the Nickname field.

To enable automatic bookmark opening in Quick Commands:

1. Go to Settings > Quick Commands > Quick Command Options.
2. Enable „Open Bookmarks on Nickname Match“.
3. Additionally, you can enable the option to open bookmarks in a new tab.

To open a bookmark:

1. Open Quick Commands (F2 / ⌘ E).
2. Type the full nickname.

Tip #795

26. Februar 2026

You can save your passwords in Vivaldi on Android for quick autofill assistance during login, but you can also use third-party password managers, such as Bitwarden, Proton Pass, and others. On Android, depending on which option you prefer you need to select the correct setting.

To use a third-party password manager:

1. Go to Settings > Autofill services.
2. Enable „Autofill using another service“
3. Restart the browser.

From the Autofill services settings page, you can also find a shortcut to Android settings where you can choose your preferred autofill app.

Tip #794

19. Februar 2026

Without any algorithms to fill your Vivaldi Social home feed, it’s up to you to curate it with interesting accounts. There are different ways to approach this. For example, by checking accounts that use topic hashtags that you’re interested in or paying attention to accounts boosted by people you already follow. But there’s also a page on Vivaldi Social listing accounts that you might want to check out.

To view your follow recommendations, go to the Trending > People page.

There you can take a look at the suggested accounts and either give them a follow or remove them from the list.